butt

(noun) thick end of the handle. Synonyms: butt end.

(noun) the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots.

(noun) a victim of ridicule or pranks. Synonyms: goat, laughingstock, stooge.

(noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on. Synonyms: buttocks, nates, arse, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass. Examples: "He deserves a good kick in the butt." "Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?."

(noun) sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at. Synonyms: target.

(noun) finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking. Synonyms: cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, fag.

(noun) a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping. Synonyms: butt joint.

(noun) a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons).

(noun) the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking). Synonyms: stub.

(verb) lie adjacent to another or share a boundary. Synonyms: border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt against, butt on. Examples: "Canada adjoins the u.s.." "England marches with scotland."

(verb) to strike, thrust or shove against. Synonyms: bunt. Examples: "He butted his sister out of the way." "The goat butted the hiker with his horns."

(verb) place end to end without overlapping. Examples: "The frames must be butted at the joints."